You could be sued, but whether the lawsuit is proper is a factual question.

In California, the statute of limitations for a credit card debt is 4 years. The statute of limitations runs from the date on which the debt became due or the date of the past payment (whichever is later in time).

If you make any payment after the statute of limitations has expired, the statute of limitations will start running anew.

If the company to which you gave a power of attorney entered into a tolling agreement on your behalf, then the statute of limitations could be extended.

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As my colleague ably noted, not successfully, if no payments have been made in the last 4 years (the statute of limitation for a written contract in CA), and there's been no tolling agreement, or you hadn't left the country or state during the time the statute was running, which would toll it.

But remember, anyone can sue anyone for anything, and it's up to the defendant to timely and effectively assert any defenses they've got, such as expiration of the SoL.

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